BBD 06.25.21 Shark Jumping (Classic)

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Classic from 2002

The Burning Bush Devotional

25 June 2021

Shark Jumping

This
charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to prophecies previously made
concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, having faith and a
good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered
shipwreck, of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to satan that
they may learn not to blaspheme. - 1 Timothy 1:18-20.

In
response to the question, “What is
jumping the shark?” Jon Hein says on
his website (www.jumptheshark.com): “It's
a moment. A defining moment when you know that your favorite television program
has reached its peak. That instant that you know from now on...it's all
downhill. Some call it the climax. We call it Jumping the Shark. From
that moment on, the program will simply never be the same. The term Jump
the Shark was coined by my college roommate for 4 years, Sean J.
Connolly, in Ann Arbor, Michigan back in 1985. The aforementioned expression
refers to the telltale sign of the demise of Happy Days, our favorite example,
when Fonzie actually ‘jumped the shark.’” Fonzie on Happy Days was water skiing when he jumped over a shark,
and it was all downhill for the TV show after that according to Jon Hein.

Hymenaeus
and Alexander were obviously shark jumping with their blasphemy and shipwrecked
their faith. When the first jump occurred, we do not know, but probably long
before the shipwreck. A well-known example of Biblical shark jumping is that of
Ananias and Sapphira. At some point they conspired together that they were
going to sell some property give it to the church and lie about how much of the
proceeds of the sale they were giving. Peter asked Ananias, “Why has satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit…(Acts 5:1-10)?” Ananias and Sapphira were both struck dead by God within a short time
period of time. King Herod is another example (Acts 12). He began his shark jumping when he
decided to persecute the early church killing James the brother of John with
the sword (Acts 12:2). He continued his shark jumping until he had the people praising him
as a god and then, “…the angel of the Lord
smote him, because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and
died (Acts 12:23).”

Paul
charges Timothy encouraging him not to let his faith become shipwrecked and he
mentions some obvious sharks that we ought to avoid and here
are some of them: “immodesty, violence, being
given to wine, greed, quarrelsome, covetous, double-tongued, slander, giving
heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy,
profane and old wives’ fables, being rude to those who are older, pride, envy,
strife, reviling, evil suspicions, and the useless wrangling of men of corrupt
minds (1 Timothy 2 - 6).”

At the
same time Paul gives Timothy encouragement and shares the things that will help
him avoid those sharks. Here are some of them: “supplications; prayers; intercessions, and thanksgiving for all men;
quiet peaceable lives; godliness and reverence; being saved; dressing modestly;
temperance; sober-mindedness; good behavior; hospitable; having a pure
conscience; faithfulness; reject profane and old wives’ fables, exercise
yourself toward godliness; be an example to the believers in word, in conduct,
in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity; treat others with proper respect;
pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness; having
godliness with contentment; fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal
life; and guard what has been committed to your trust (1 Timothy 2 - 6).”

In
other words, don’t jump any sharks!

Copyright © 1998 - 2021. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998 the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of
those first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush website:

www.theburningbush.net

The Burning Bush websites are
celebrating 23 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to subscribers
across the world. At one time there were 18,000 subscribers in more than 70
countries to the devotional but that has now shrunk to around 9,000.

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
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Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the Devotionals at
the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of the home page.
Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Caleb Freeman’ Pat S.; Buck & Barbara
Wright; GWEN PRUET; James Perkins and his wife; Vonnie; Evi Porter; Addison;
JoJo, Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hilary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Todd
Higgins; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad; John W.; Patricia Rohman and Lisa Butler who
has had a stroke; Scott J.; Karla W.; Clayton T. and Sarah; Clark S.; Lana
Bass; Matthew Collins; Marjean C.; Bradley E.; Fern McVey; Bill S.; Shonda Hutson;
and Sharon H.

Please pray for the coronavirus
COVID19 pandemic to come to an end. Pray for treatments and a cure for the
virus to be rapidly found and deployed. Pray for all those afflicted to be
healed and for our leaders to have supernatural wisdom and ability to lead us
through this pandemic.

Please pray for an end to the
rioting, looting, wanton destruction, and the racial hatred in the USA and that
it will be replaced with peace and love. May God help the USA! Many prayer
needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page. You
can also post your prayer requests there (Of
course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. 03.18.18 I accepted the call to be the pastor of Fairview
Baptist Church in Elk City, Oklahoma. Please pray for me and for this church.).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com

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Classic from 2002

The Burning Bush Devotional

25 June 2021

Shark Jumping

This
charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to prophecies previously made
concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, having faith and a
good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered
shipwreck, of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to satan that
they may learn not to blaspheme. - 1 Timothy 1:18-20.

In
response to the question, “What is
jumping the shark?” Jon Hein says on
his website (http://www.jumptheshark.com): “It's
a moment. A defining moment when you know that your favorite television program
has reached its peak. That instant that you know from now on...it's all
downhill. Some call it the climax. We call it Jumping the Shark. From
that moment on, the program will simply never be the same. The term Jump
the Shark was coined by my college roommate for 4 years, Sean J.
Connolly, in Ann Arbor, Michigan back in 1985. The aforementioned expression
refers to the telltale sign of the demise of Happy Days, our favorite example,
when Fonzie actually ‘jumped the shark.’” Fonzie on Happy Days was water skiing when he jumped over a shark,
and it was all downhill for the TV show after that according to Jon Hein.

Hymenaeus
and Alexander were obviously shark jumping with their blasphemy and shipwrecked
their faith. When the first jump occurred, we do not know, but probably long
before the shipwreck. A well-known example of Biblical shark jumping is that of
Ananias and Sapphira. At some point they conspired together that they were
going to sell some property give it to the church and lie about how much of the
proceeds of the sale they were giving. Peter asked Ananias, “Why has satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit…(Acts 5:1-10)?” Ananias and Sapphira were both struck dead by God within a short time
period of time. King Herod is another example (Acts 12). He began his shark jumping when he
decided to persecute the early church killing James the brother of John with
the sword (Acts 12:2). He continued his shark jumping until he had the people praising him
as a god and then, “…the angel of the Lord
smote him, because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and
died (Acts 12:23).”

Paul
charges Timothy encouraging him not to let his faith become shipwrecked and he
mentions some obvious sharks that we ought to avoid and here
are some of them: “immodesty, violence, being
given to wine, greed, quarrelsome, covetous, double-tongued, slander, giving
heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy,
profane and old wives’ fables, being rude to those who are older, pride, envy,
strife, reviling, evil suspicions, and the useless wrangling of men of corrupt
minds (1 Timothy 2 - 6).”

At the
same time Paul gives Timothy encouragement and shares the things that will help
him avoid those sharks. Here are some of them: “supplications; prayers; intercessions, and thanksgiving for all men;
quiet peaceable lives; godliness and reverence; being saved; dressing modestly;
temperance; sober-mindedness; good behavior; hospitable; having a pure
conscience; faithfulness; reject profane and old wives’ fables, exercise
yourself toward godliness; be an example to the believers in word, in conduct,
in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity; treat others with proper respect;
pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness; having
godliness with contentment; fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal
life; and guard what has been committed to your trust (1 Timothy 2 - 6).”

In
other words, don’t jump any sharks!

Copyright © 1998 - 2021. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998 the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of
those first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush website:

http://www.theburningbush.net

The Burning Bush websites are
celebrating 23 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to subscribers
across the world. At one time there were 18,000 subscribers in more than 70
countries to the devotional but that has now shrunk to around 9,000.

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at http://www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top right-hand corner of all of the pages.

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the Devotionals at
the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of the home page.
Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Caleb Freeman’ Pat S.; Buck & Barbara
Wright; GWEN PRUET; James Perkins and his wife; Vonnie; Evi Porter; Addison;
JoJo, Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hilary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Todd
Higgins; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad; John W.; Patricia Rohman and Lisa Butler who
has had a stroke; Scott J.; Karla W.; Clayton T. and Sarah; Clark S.; Lana
Bass; Matthew Collins; Marjean C.; Bradley E.; Fern McVey; Bill S.; Shonda Hutson;
and Sharon H.

Please pray for the coronavirus
COVID19 pandemic to come to an end. Pray for treatments and a cure for the
virus to be rapidly found and deployed. Pray for all those afflicted to be
healed and for our leaders to have supernatural wisdom and ability to lead us
through this pandemic.

Please pray for an end to the
rioting, looting, wanton destruction, and the racial hatred in the USA and that
it will be replaced with peace and love. May God help the USA! Many prayer
needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page. You
can also post your prayer requests there (Of
course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. 03.18.18 I accepted the call to be the pastor of Fairview
Baptist Church in Elk City, Oklahoma. Please pray for me and for this church.).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com

If you enjoy the devotional please
recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

There is a complete devotional
archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/DevotionalArchive.html.

Devotion vs Devotional: We do our
devotions, we read devotionals.

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